The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
4:10 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 664
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 23.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -12.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.61° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.18° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.